Kyoto Prefecture held a meeting of the headquarters for countermeasures against the new coronavirus, and in response to the rapid spread of infection, decided to expand the target area of priority measures such as spread prevention to seven cities in the south other than Kyoto City.
On the other hand, the request for the issuance of a state of emergency has been postponed, and discussions will be held with the government in the future.
Kyoto Prefecture held a meeting of the countermeasures headquarters for the new corona from 1:30 pm on the 12th, and the number of infected people per day announced on the 11th was the highest ever. It was reported that the infection was spreading rapidly.
In response to this, the target areas for priority measures such as prevention of spread, which are currently limited to Kyoto City, have been expanded to seven cities in the southern part of Uji City, Joyo City, Muko City, Nagaokakyo City, Yawata City, Kyotanabe City, and Kizugawa City. Also decided to expand.
The period is from 17th to 31st of this month, and requests for shortening business hours to restaurants in 7 cities will be made one hour ahead of schedule until 8:00 pm, and in principle, alcoholic beverages will be suspended. I request you to do so.
On the other hand, Governor Nishiwaki expressed his intention to request the government to issue a state of emergency on the 11th, but at the meeting on the 12th, he postponed the request and took measures with a view to issuing a declaration in the future. I decided to discuss the content with the government.
Regarding the postponement of the request, Governor Nishiwaki said at a press conference after the meeting, "There is no certainty that the request will help move the country. The measures of the current declaration are not much different from the priority measures such as prevention of spread. I thought it would be beneficial to talk to the country, including the content of the measures. "